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| What is the name of the prophet-founder of Zoroastrianism? Where did he live? When did he live? |
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| Zarathustra, Persia, 600 BC |
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| What is the name which Zoroastrians use for the one supreme God? What does this name mean? |
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| Ahura Mazda, the wise Lord |
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| According to Zoroastrianism, how is history described? Who will eventually win? |
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| Cosmic battle, forces of good & evil, good will win |
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| What is the name of the Zoroastrian scriptures? |
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| How often should Zoroastrians pray? What is found in Zoroastrian temples? What does it symbolize? |
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| 5 x a day, fire pot, purity of God |
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| Name 5 Zoroastrian beliefs which seem to have influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. |
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| monotheism, angels & demons, good vs. evil, human soul, heaven & hell |
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| What have Zoroastrians in India been called? |
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| Explain what some Zoroastrians have done to the bodies of those who have died. |
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| Carry bodies up to the Tower of Silence |
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| What do the letters BCe and CE stand for, and why do Jews and other non-Christians prefer them to BC and AD? |
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| Before the Common Era, Common Era, more neutral way of using Christian dates |
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| Explain the belief of the ancient Jews that set them apart from all other ancient peoples |
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| According to the Exodus, what is Moses told is the expression that describes the nature of the one God? What name is derived from this expression? |
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| What is the Torah? Which books make up the Torah? How many commandments are mentioned in the Torah? |
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| Torah is first five books of Moses in the Hebrew Scriptures. Books = Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. 613 Commandments |
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| What does the word "prophet" mean? Name 3 ancient Jewish prophets. |
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| Someone who speaks for God, Abraham, Moses, Jeremiah |
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| According to the Prophetic Principle, what is the prerequisite of political stability? |
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| Explain the Jewish concept of the Messiah. |
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| many different elements: anointed ones, religious kings, event that hasn't happened yet |
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| According to Judaism, what is the meaning of the Exodus? |
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| What is the jewish concept of "covenant"? |
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| god is involved in people's lives, follow the commandments of God & be blessed |
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| When was the destruction of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem? Who destroyed it? When was the destruction of the Second Temple? Who destroyed it? |
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| 587 BCE, Babylonians; 70 CE, Romans |
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| What is the meaning of the title "rabbi"? |
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| written version of the Oral Law containing commentaries of the Torah |
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| What is the religious language of Judaism? |
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| Why is the modern country of Israel important for Jews? |
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| 1. land of the bible, 2. security (the law of return), 3. it is the only country where Jesus live as a majority |
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| Know the three major branches of Judaism are Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform. Explain why they differ from each other. |
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| Orthodox: Torah & Talmud are revealed by God, Conservative: Torah must be followed but not all of the Talmud, Refomr: Torah & Tamud can be updated & modernized |
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| Know how to identify the following: tallis, t'fillin, mezuzah, menorah, yarmulkah |
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| tallis-prayer shawl; t'fillin-leather boxes; mezuzah-box on door frame, |
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| Explain 3 causes of the Holocaust. |
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| 1. Centuries of Christian anti-Judaism, 2. Nazi "racial" anti-Semitism defined Jews as a satanic enemy of the world, 3. Nazis taught racism in schools |
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| Explain the supersessionist teaching of early Christianity. |
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| Christianity supersedes or replaces Judaism |
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| Explain the deicide charge |
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| blames Jews, not Romans for death of Jesus |
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| Besides the supersessionist teaching and the deicide charge, what are 3 other elements of the teaching known as Christian anti-Judaism? |
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| 1. The Jews that were not followers of Jesus killed Christ, 2. Jews are a blind people-blind to the promises of the messiah, 3. Jews are rejected people |
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| What are 3 lessons of the Holocaust? |
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| 1. Never again. 2. Prejudice can lead to genocide, 3. need to teach and promote tolerance, understanding, cooperation, and appreciation for different ethnic & religious groups |
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| 3 Major themes of Mein Kampf |
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| 1. hatred of Jews, 2. Hatred of Communists, 3. Hatred of the Versailles treaty |
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| Give 3 examples to show that the Nazi's anti-Jewish legislation and their treatment of Jews were not original |
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| 1. Church law forbade marriage btwn Christians and Jews, 2. Jews & Christians not allowed to eat together (Nazi's banned Jews from dining cars), 3. Burning of the Talmud in 681 (Nazi burning of books) |
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| Name the 6 death camps which the Nazis established for the "Final Solution". In which country were they located? |
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| Chelmno, Treblinka, Sobibor, Majdanek, Belzec, Auschwitz (Poland) |
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| Approximately how many Jews were murdered by the Nazis? What percentage of European Jews was murdered? What percentage of the world Jewish population was murdered? |
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| 6 million, 67%, 40% of world population |
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| What are the 3 major divisions of Christianity? |
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| Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant |
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| How did Jesus offer a 5th option to his fellow Jews which was different from the Sadducees, the Essenes, the Zealots, and the Pharisees? |
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| Jesus was not a priest of the temple, not a monk, not a military conqueror, and he emphasized God's compassion & forgiveness |
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| What is the difference btwn Jesus' teaching and the teaching of the world? |
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| World said evil must be resisted by every means (Jesus said turn the other cheek), World says love your friends/hate your enemies (Jesus said love all), World said discriminate btwn good & evil (Jesus said everyone is a child of God), world said admire the rich (Jesus said blessed are the meek & poor) |
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| Explain the belief about Jesus that produced the Church & its Christology |
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| resurrection (does not mean resuscitation, it is a total transformation into eternal life) |
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| For early Christians, what did the Greek letters "fish" stand for? |
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| Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior |
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| What is meant by the Christian belief in the Incarnation? |
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| God took on a human form in Jesus |
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| In which year did Christianity become the official religion of the Roman Empire? |
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| In which year did Christianity split into the Roman Catholic Church & the Orthodox Church? What is the basic difference? |
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| 1054 AD, authority of the pope |
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| According to Roman Catholic Christianity, who is the earthly leader of the Church? Why? What is meant by papal infallibility? |
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| Pope, bc of St.Peter. Pope has authority to teach without error on matters of faith & morals |
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| Why did Martin Luther criticize the selling of indulgences? What do Protestant Christians mean by "justification by faith alone"? |
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| scam, cannot buy God's grace, (saved by faith alone and not by good works or charity) |
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| Names of the people who began these Christian groups: Lutherans, Presbyterians, Anglican, Methodist, Quakers, Jehovah's Witness, Christian Scientists, Mormons |
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| Lutheran=Martin Luther, Presbyterian=John Calvin, Anglican=Henry VIII, Methodist=John Wesley, Quakers=George Fox, Jehovah=Charles Russell, Christian Scientist=Mary Baker Eddy, Mormon=Joseph Smith |
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